Halloween Party and Murder Mystery

Another busy Saturday! 

After chores and soccer games, we dashed over to "Gogo's" house for a grandkids Halloween party! 

All the cousins were dressed in their best. 

The annual Extension Cord parade!

Mario!!

The cousins took turns for prizes throwing Adam's eyeball into a bucket.

 Cake walking

There were all sorts of fun games.  We had a great time. 

Gogo took care of John and Ella for the evening.  How blessed are we??

So Adam and I hurried off to the Tanner's Murder Mystery Dinner!

 It was a CRUISE TO REMEMBER....

Thanks to Jen and Glamma Fabulous for these fun photos!

 Hosting the evening...Jason and Jen

(a.k.a. -"Weds" celebrating their 10 year anniversary...Wanda Wed was very suspicious)

They did an amazing job planning the evening!

Ben and Sarah ("Passangers".....don't they look great?!  Too great.... maybe they are plotting.)

Officer Bullet and Passanger B....Which one is guilty??

Penny Drop!!!  I love that outfit!!!

Relief Society Pres?  No that's "Liza"....my daughter for the night.

Fun Fechters......a bit suspicious?? 

Captain and "Samantha" - so well dressed....Perhaps one of them is guilty?

A lovely dinner.

"Tom Collins" the stud bartender, serving sparkling cider to all....

and me, "Candy Cann" showgirl...a.k.a. - The modest skank.  This was a very difficult position to fill.

There's Glamma Fabulous and her hubby....she was my enemy for the night trying to steal the show!!

I was murdered, which wasn't a problem. 

BUT SOMEONE STOLE MY MONEY.

I will find you.

Here is my cute murderer. 

Whatever!  I still don't believe she did it.

Total fun! 

Also, my dad got two new dogs.

The other one, Sam, is very sick so we've been praying he gets better.

That's all!  Great life!  Great times!  Gratitude Attitude.

Family, friends and pets make everything better.

Oh yes, and food.

Saturday in October

Saturday was a busy day! 

There was so much scheduled and we couldn't make it to every activity. 

Here are a few things we were able to do:

I took John for the water fall hike at the White Tanks in the morning.

We met up with one of John's classmates and his mother.  His mom is an undercover police officer/single mother.  She was an inspiration to me.  John's friend also has an ASD.  The two of them did great!  John absolutely LOVED having a playdate with someone who understands him.

CLASSIC.  These boys are much too busy to stop for a photo!

We bolted back to the stadium for Ella's soccer game.  They won!  John had a game too and they tied.  Both kiddos are doing great in soccer.  It's still really hot outside, but they are troopers.

Ahh yessss......  The BIG NIGHT!  Kelley Smith (a.k.a. - Glamma Fabulous) had her famous Halloween party.  She always does an AMAZING job.  Thanks to Jen, we went as the rescued Chilean miners!!  Screaming "CHILE!!" all night long was a blast. 

Do you like my man-ponytail?  Isn't it gross?

Adam saving me from the pool.

Napoleon and Kip

Blues Brothers

Jason, Jen and their "STACHES"

I don't know what was on my camera lense...probably dust from the mine. 

We were dancing like there was no tomorrow.  Look at Lindsey in her blue zombie prom dress on the right!  Sarah is on the left!  Creepy zombies!

Melanie and Tom went as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac!  VERY SCARY!!!

Sarah and Ben...BEST COSTUMES!  We also danced to thriller!!

Adam and I weren't messing around.

We danced like crazy.

We ate the famous Dennis chili.

It was a great night!

Thanks to Kelley and Nana for providing a fabulous evening!

Tricia's Wedding!!

We went to my dearest high school BFF's wedding over the weekend.  It was so fun to see friends from high school.  Tricia was a gorgeous bride. 

The photographer took some photos of us, but the pics aren't on his website yet...so our Canon will have to suffice until then.  Here is a quick run down of our romantic getaway!

Seeing approximately 15 of these freeway signs on the drive to Cali.

The weekend with my darling.

No shower.  Yes, and when we got to the hotel I was ashamed to be seen.

We spiffed-up just in time for the beautiful glass Wayfarer's Chapel on an ocean cliff.  It was breezy and wonderful.  The sunset was brilliant too.  Adam is decked out in his gray suit, blue button-down.  I decided on a gray/blue DownEast Basics dress, silk and beads necklace with matching earrings, and my one-hour shoes.  Cost of both outfits: somewhere around $50 (we already owned most of it).  

+$3.49 for my fake eyelashes!  I learned how to glue them on right before the big day.

The BRIDE (a.k.a. - Trish, summer school companion, soccer TM, BFF, law school Valedictorian, the list goes on!)  Memories flooded my mind of our crazy high school days.

They are just too personal and hilarious to share on blogger.

Tricia's Dad told her we were there right as she turned here into the chapel. 

We shared a good cry together after the ceremony.

Congrats!

Anya and Kristi!!  Kristi's baby is due any minute!!  We were thinking it might happen during the ceremony.  There was lots of laughing that night!  Doesn't she look great..??  Another friend from high school!!

Yeah, so I don't have any more photos of our crazy night.  We all talked and danced (Adam and I danced until our legs cramped up).  We were smiling until our faces were hurting.  I wish I had more time with that bride but the day was wonderful!!

Redondo...view from our hotel room.  About 10 feet away from the water.  The the harbor seals were barking 24-7.  Adam and I giggled about that.

Yacht club.

Trying to get a cute shot of us was quite an ordeal.  So Adam started getting silly.

Why am I standing like Peter Pan?

Adam setting up the camera for a photo...Oopsies!  Look at that crazy face I'm making!

The camera kept falling. 

So we made another crazy face and then left for breakfast and home.

It was a great trip with my sweetheart. 

Thanks to Nana for having John and Ella stay!

ZooWalk 2010

We had a wonderful time at the ASU ZooWalk for Autism Research.  I think about 30 people attended for our team!!  The team photos didn't really come out, but we had a blast.  Thanks to everyone! 

I tried not to break out the ugly cry all morning.

Starting the walk!

Oh, this photo came out fuzzy....Wah!  But we were so grateful. 

Even John's 1st and 2nd grade teachers made it!

John mentioned he was excited to be around other kiddos with ASD's.

We were a little army.

Ella reaching for her baby giraffe doll.  I don't know why, but I love this photo...her hair band falling out, busy grownups all around, but all she wanted was her baby giraffe.

This tiger was very scary.  It was pacing around waiting for someone to fall into the cage.

My brother David and friends.  Do you know which one is David? 

Giraffes were running.

John (a.k.a. Johnny, John Bon, Bon-Bon, The Goat)

He has another evaluation next week!  We're wondering if the diagnosis will lift or change.  Either way, we're so thankful for two amazing kids.  They make life better.